consciencieux
French
Etymology
From Middle French conscientieux,[1] corresponding to conscience + -eux.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.sjɑ̃.sjø/
Adjective
consciencieux (feminine consciencieuse, masculine plural consciencieux, feminine plural consciencieuses)
- conscientious, thorough
- Synonym: appliqué
References
- “conscientious”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. - “consciencieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading
- “consciencieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.